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Roger Federer is retiring from professional tennis at age 41 after a series of knee operations, closing a career in which he won 20 Grand Slam titles, finished five seasons ranked No. 1 and helped create a golden era of men’s tennis with rivals Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

Federer posted what he called a “bittersweet decision” via social media on Thursday, less than a week after 23-time major champion Serena Williams played what is expected to the last match of her career.

Combined, the exits by two of the greatest athletes in their sport’s history represent a significant turning of the page.

“As many of you know, the past three years have presented me with challenges in the form of injuries and surgeries. I’ve worked hard to return to full competitive form,” Federer wrote on Twitter. “But I also know my body’s capacities and limits, and its message to me lately has been clear.”

Federer has not competed since Wimbledon in July 2021, and so, in that sense, his news is not all that surprising.

But he had appeared at an event marking the 100-year anniversary of Centre Court at the All England Club this July and said he hoped to come back to play there “one more time.”

He also had said he would return to tournament action in his home country at the Swiss Indoors in October.

In Thursday’s announcement, Federer said his farewell event will be the Laver Cup in London next week. That is a team event run by his management company.

Federer is married and he and his wife, Mirka — a tennis player, too; they met as athletes at an Olympics — have two sets of twins.

He leaves with a total of 103 tour-level titles on his substantial resume and 1,251 wins in singles matches, both second only to Jimmy Connors in the Open era, which began in 1968. Federer’s records include being the oldest No. 1 in ATP rankings history — he returned to the top spot at 36 in 2018 — and most consecutive weeks there (his total weeks mark was eclipsed by Djokovic).

When Federer won his first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2003, the men’s record for most was held by Pete Sampras, who had won his 14th at the U.S. Open the year before in what turned out to be the last match of the American’s career.

Federer would go on to blow way past that, ending up with 20 by winning eight championships at Wimbledon, six at the Australian Open, five at the U.S. Open and one at the French Open. His 2009 trophy at Roland Garros allowed Federer to complete a career Grand Slam.

His serving, forehand, footwork and attacking style will all be remembered. Also unforgettable were his matches against younger rivals Nadal, 36, and Djokovic, 35, who both equalled, then surpassed, Federer’s Slam total and are still winning titles at the sport’s four biggest tournaments.

Nadal now leads the count with 22, one ahead of Djokovic.

“I was lucky enough to play so many epic matches that I will never forget,” Federer said in Thursday’s announcement.

Addressing his “competitors on the court” — although not by name — he wrote: “We pushed each other, and together we took tennis to new levels.”

Federer’s last match anywhere came on July 7, 2021, when he lost at Centre Court in the Wimbledon quarterfinals to Hubert Hurkacz 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-0.

Soon after, Federer had surgery to repair damage to his meniscus and cartilage in his right knee — his third operation on that knee in a span of 1 1/2 years.

“Tennis has treated me more generously than I ever would have dreamt,” Federer said Thursday, “and now I must recognize when it is time to end my competitive career.”

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The Cabinet Office reported that the Cabinet recently rejected applications by two companies seeking exemption from the general requirement to have Caymanian participation.

General rule

For those who are unfamiliar with the general rule, the Local Companies (Control) Act requires a local company carrying on business in Cayman to comply with a number of rules, including the following:

the company must be Caymanian controlledat least sixty per cent of its shares must be beneficially owned by Caymaniansat least sixty per cent of its directors must be Caymanians

However, the general rule can be bypassed if a person makes a special application under the Local Companies (Control) Act (in fact many companies have made successful applications over the years, especially in the case of self-employed real estate agents and property developers).

Application

To complete the application to avoid Caymanian participation, the relevant company simply has to submit a processing fee of two hundred dollars, a licence fee of two thousand five hundred dollars, copies of corporate documents and a statement setting out the nature of the business the company is carrying on and proposes to carry on.

Grant of licence

Before granting the 12 year licence to the relevant company to conduct business without seeking Caymanian participation, a number of things must be considered. These include:

Cayman’s economic situation Due protection of persons already engaged in business in Caymanthe number of additional people from outside Cayman who would be required to reside in Cayman if the application is grantedthe efforts made by the company to obtain Caymanian participation

Cabinet refusals

In the case of the two companies which had applications before the Cabinet, it is understood from the Cabinet meeting summary that each company applied for an exemption from the requirement to show “efforts made by the company to obtain Caymanian participation.”

Although the deliberations surrounding the exemption application are not disclosed in the Cabinet meeting summary, the outcome is that the exemptions were ultimately refused. This may mean that the companies may now have to demonstrate “efforts” to obtain Caymanian participation, which typically includes advertisement of the relevant job and interviewing local candidates.

More info

For a list of companies that were granted these types of exemptions by the Cayman Islands government over the years, please see the below link.

Link: https://www.dci.gov.ky/licensing/local-companies-control-licensing/reports

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“To have someone in custody overseas within such a short period of time has all been down to the assistance of the Korean authorities and the coordination by our NZ Police Interpol staff,” said New Zealand Police Detective Inspector Tofilau Fa’amanuia Vaaelua on Thursday.

The children’s bodies were discovered in early August after a separate family bought a trailer-load of goods, including the suitcases, in an online auction.

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